All-through
Thames Valley School
2 Conwy Close, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4BZ
Key facts
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 78 of 78 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 4.6
- Local authority
- Reading
- Trust
- LIBERTY ACADEMY TRUST LTD.
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 12.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 27.0
- Pupils per adult
- 2.0
- Pupils
- 55
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2024
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
December 2021
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
November 2019
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)
GCSE results
20%
-1.85
Well below average progress
17.5
All published measures2023/2024
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 96 |
| Average reading score | 103 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 38% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
| Attainment 8 | 17.5 |
| EBacc average point score | 1.47 |
| Entered the EBacc | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 30% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 20% |
| Progress 8 | -1.85 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time2 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 0% |
| 23/24 | 20% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | -1.32 |
| 23/24 | -1.85 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 11.6 |
| 23/24 | 17.5 |
2 Conwy Close, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4BZ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Reading admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Gemma Buley
- Address
- 2 Conwy Close, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4BZ
- Telephone
- 01189424750